Definition of reinforce Reinforce

/ɹiˌɪnfɔˈɹs/ - [reeinfors] - re•in•force

We found 11 definitions of reinforce from 6 different sources.

What does reinforce mean?

Verb reinforces, reinforcing, reinforced
reinforce - make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"
		reenforce
		beef up, strengthen, fortify gain strength; "His body strengthened"
		buttress make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis"
		line reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring"
		bolster up, bolster support and strengthen; "bolster morale"
		mine lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"
reinforce - strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior"
		reward
		teach, instruct, learn accustom gradually to some action or attitude; "The child is taught to obey her parents"

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reinforce
rē-in-fōrs′, v.t. to enforce again: to strengthen with new force or support: (Spens.) to compel.—ns. Reinforce′ment, the act of reinforcing: additional force or assistance, esp. of troops; Reinfor′cer, any additional strengthening added to a thing.—adj. Reinfor′cible

reinforce
In gunnery, is the thickest part of the body of the gun, in front of the base-ring or base-line; if there be more than one reinforce, that which is next the base-ring or base-line is called the first reinforce; the other the second reinforce. See ORDNANCE, CONSTRUCTION OF, MOLDING.
reinforce
To strengthen with new force, assistance, or support; especially, to strengthen, as an army or a fort, with additional troops, or a navy with additional ships.